New Bike Lanes and Crosswalks Reshape La Crescenta Avenue
Glendale, CA · November 7, 2026
Manual typewriters are clacking over on Harvard Street this morning, and with clear skies pushing the mercury well into the eighties, you will want your iced coffee early.
The Lead
A major overhaul of La Crescenta Avenue between North Verdugo Road and Montrose Avenue is officially in the books, delivering the foothills a completely reimagined thoroughfare. The multi-million-dollar project transformed the once-speedy arterial with a classic road diet, trading outer travel lanes for dedicated bike lanes, upgraded fiber-optic traffic signals, and a center turn lane designed to curb collisions.
For families walking to Fremont Elementary School, the streetscape now features creative crosswalks and a signalized bicycle crossing at Piedmont Avenue, along with bioswales engineered to filter rainwater before it reaches storm drains. While long construction timelines tested neighborhood patience over the summer, early traffic counts show calmer vehicle speeds and safer pedestrian crossings. Public Works crews will monitor morning school-drop traffic patterns over the coming weeks to fine-tune signal timing.
Local Pulse
Hearing on Proposed Water Rates Postponed City Hall Council moved the public utility hearing to Tuesday evening, extending the window for property owners to submit protests.
Holiday Toy Drive Opens Campus Drop-Offs Community Firefighters and student volunteers launched collection bins across the college campus to gather unwrapped gifts for local families.
Free Wilderness Shuttle Runs Sunday Morning Parks Park rangers offer round-trip bus rides from Fremont Park into the Verdugo Mountains for guided morning trail hikes.
Today's Outlook
- High 85°F · Low 62°F — Clear
- Lather on the sunscreen early and dress for midsummer warmth before temperatures drop tonight.
What's On Around Town
Today
Typewriter Poetry Workshop Glendale Central Library (222 E. Harvard St), 11:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free Try your hand at typing on-the-spot verses with visiting poets.
Library Centennial Celebration Bob Lucas Memorial Library (2659 Lincoln Ave), Altadena, 11:00 AM–2:00 PM · Free Celebrate a century of community reading with storytime and birthday cake.
Julius Caesar Fall Production Glendale Community College (1500 N. Verdugo Rd), 7:30 PM · Free Watch the college theater arts ensemble perform Shakespeare's timeless political drama.
Tomorrow
- Rose Bowl Flea Market Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, 5:00 AM–4:00 PM · Paid
- Wander the Wilderness Bus Fremont Park, 8:30–11:30 AM · Free
- Artist Reception: Estranged Landscape Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station (1020 E. Palmer Ave), 2:30–4:00 PM · Free
Monday
- Community Blood Drive Montrose Library (2465 Honolulu Ave), 11:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free
- Glendale Youth Orchestra Season Opener Alex Theatre (216 N. Brand Blvd), 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Foxy's Restaurant
- Built in 1964 by architect Burt Richardson, this Colorado Street A-frame chalet has fed generations beneath steep timber beams and twin fireplaces. Its enduring quirk is pure comfort: every booth comes equipped with its own working toaster for warming thick-cut sourdough.
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